Cassondra
@cass-the-immigrant.bsky.social
American living in Jordan, married a man from Al-Salt, raising a Saltea, drawing, painting, fossils, ruins, mythology, arthritis… trying to sort it all out. she/her
FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸
FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸
The last couple of weeks in Jordan have been unseasonably cold. We’ve even had snow to the north and south so… I’ve taught myself to knit! Practicing the stitches needed to create this particular pattern while devouring audiobooks one after another has been such a nice distraction.
#knitting #winter
#knitting #winter
February 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I did this one a few weeks ago before I hit full winter hibernation. Thank goodness winter is shorter in Jordan.
#art #pastel #olivetree
#art #pastel #olivetree
January 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I did this one a few weeks ago before I hit full winter hibernation. Thank goodness winter is shorter in Jordan.
#art #pastel #olivetree
#art #pastel #olivetree
December 12, 2024 at 2:08 PM
#Petra
Finally finished! My arthritis really disrupted the progress, but it’s done! #drawing #pastelpainting #archaeology #ancienthistory #history
Finally finished! My arthritis really disrupted the progress, but it’s done! #drawing #pastelpainting #archaeology #ancienthistory #history
December 10, 2024 at 2:09 PM
#Petra
Finally finished! My arthritis really disrupted the progress, but it’s done! #drawing #pastelpainting #archaeology #ancienthistory #history
Finally finished! My arthritis really disrupted the progress, but it’s done! #drawing #pastelpainting #archaeology #ancienthistory #history
The nativity scene at the Vatican this year is carved from olive wood and features the baby Jesus resting on a Palestinian keffiyeh. It was created by Palestinian artists. #FreePalestine #Christmas
December 8, 2024 at 1:03 PM
The nativity scene at the Vatican this year is carved from olive wood and features the baby Jesus resting on a Palestinian keffiyeh. It was created by Palestinian artists. #FreePalestine #Christmas
The cool air, the satisfying pluck of each olive, the smell of bonfires, grass and red soil, the call to prayer echoing in the distance… This is happiness.
#harvest #olives #nature #meditation
#harvest #olives #nature #meditation
November 29, 2024 at 6:52 PM
The cool air, the satisfying pluck of each olive, the smell of bonfires, grass and red soil, the call to prayer echoing in the distance… This is happiness.
#harvest #olives #nature #meditation
#harvest #olives #nature #meditation
I’ve often found that ancient ruins and fossils go hand in hand. I have several good examples to share and I’ll start with the very first one I ever discovered. It is embedded in a large piece of cut rock in an excavation pile at Perge in Antalya Turkey
#fossilfriday
#fossilfriday
November 29, 2024 at 2:48 PM
I’ve often found that ancient ruins and fossils go hand in hand. I have several good examples to share and I’ll start with the very first one I ever discovered. It is embedded in a large piece of cut rock in an excavation pile at Perge in Antalya Turkey
#fossilfriday
#fossilfriday
I thought the treasury would be the hard part of this piece. I’ve never been more wrong. I’ve only just now nearly completed one side of the rock face for the Sikh and that’s after completely erasing an entire days worth of work and starting again. F#%k!!!
#art #petra #drawing #tired #archaeology
#art #petra #drawing #tired #archaeology
November 27, 2024 at 2:27 PM
I thought the treasury would be the hard part of this piece. I’ve never been more wrong. I’ve only just now nearly completed one side of the rock face for the Sikh and that’s after completely erasing an entire days worth of work and starting again. F#%k!!!
#art #petra #drawing #tired #archaeology
#art #petra #drawing #tired #archaeology
So excited about #MosaicMonday as I’m fortunate enough to live near the city of Madaba, a Greco-Roman hub known specifically for its countless mosaics! I have much to share and I’ll start with this gem from the Byzantine church of the Virgin Mary.
November 25, 2024 at 3:37 PM
So excited about #MosaicMonday as I’m fortunate enough to live near the city of Madaba, a Greco-Roman hub known specifically for its countless mosaics! I have much to share and I’ll start with this gem from the Byzantine church of the Virgin Mary.
We’ve driven down to Petra three times since we moved to Jordan, but this is the first time I’ve had the guts to attempt to capture it.
#art #drawing #contecrayons #softpastel #petra
#art #drawing #contecrayons #softpastel #petra
November 21, 2024 at 2:52 PM
We’ve driven down to Petra three times since we moved to Jordan, but this is the first time I’ve had the guts to attempt to capture it.
#art #drawing #contecrayons #softpastel #petra
#art #drawing #contecrayons #softpastel #petra
My only complaint about shared restrooms is concerning my cat and my daughter who’ve rarely allowed me to pee or bathe without interruption for the last five years.
November 21, 2024 at 1:14 AM
My only complaint about shared restrooms is concerning my cat and my daughter who’ve rarely allowed me to pee or bathe without interruption for the last five years.
‘Post you from a different era challenge’
Circa 1997
Circa 1997
November 20, 2024 at 1:30 PM
‘Post you from a different era challenge’
Circa 1997
Circa 1997
Based on trends from the last two decades, I predict this potato will be crowned People Magazines sexiest man alive 2025. #sexiestmanalive
November 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Based on trends from the last two decades, I predict this potato will be crowned People Magazines sexiest man alive 2025. #sexiestmanalive
November 17, 2024 at 1:54 PM
That time we took a drive down to the beach and the camels were just everywhere! #jordan #desert
#beautifulplanet
#beautifulplanet
November 16, 2024 at 3:17 PM
That time we took a drive down to the beach and the camels were just everywhere! #jordan #desert
#beautifulplanet
#beautifulplanet
